John P. Van Ness, and Marcla His Wife v. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Board of Common Council of the City of Washington, and the United States of America
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the Court 1
29 U.S. 232
4 Pet. 232
7 L.Ed. 842
JOHN P. VAN NESS, AND MARCLA HIS WIFE,
COMPLAINANTS, APPELLANTS
v.
THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WASHINGTON, AND THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, DEFENDANTS.
January Term, 1830
1
APPEAL from the circuit court of the district of Columbia, for the county of Washington.
2
The original bill in this case was filed the 16th of April 1823. It set forth that the complainant, Marcia Van Ness, was the only child and heir at law of David Burns, deceased. That Burns was, in his life time, and particularly on the 6th of July 1790, seised and possessed…
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